What's the Preferred Gun Holster for a Glock 43?

With nearly 5 years being the undisputed market leader, Glock finally gave Gaston a glass of something and got their G42 .380 handgun out on the market. The G42 was a success  on its own, but the Glock fans sought a 9mm, plus they wanted it loudly. With the success of the Glock 42, the Glock 43 9mm came along in short order prepared to stand upon the popularity of the Glock brand.

The G43 operational controls are classic Glock, through and through, with a focus on the Gen 4 design platform. The slide stop is located on the left, though one could argue its now just a true slide stop. Its placement and smaller dimension don't seem to be ideal for a release. The magazine release is square shaped and reversible for those shooting lefty. Everything else is just traditional “Glock” , from the feel of the polymer frame to the dull finish on the frame and slide. The extractor doubles as a loaded chamber indicator and the sights are typical Glock stock sights. Sadly, this modern handgun lacks a Picatinny rail or any rail of any kind

The G43 hits the scales at just under 18 ozs unloaded. It's overall length is 6.26" with a height of 4.25" at the rear sight with a factory flat-based magazine is used. This particular pistol has technical specs as being 1.02"  wide, however, it looks as though the only point on it that is legitimately 1.02"  specifically at the slide lock. The slide itself is only 0.87" wide, even though the frame is between 0.90"  and 0.92"  depending on the measurement spot.

The sighting system is standard Glock layout with a front white dot and a rear u-shaped sight. On a personal level, I’ve never been a lover of the Glock standard sights, finding them challenging to quickly acquire in low-light conditions. I might suggest swapping them out for a sighting system with tritium inserts.

My one small complaint on the G43 is the same dilemma I've got with all the Glock pistols, only much more with the G43, and it's this: the grip texture is ineffective. Glock says that“the aggressive texture of the grip lets the shooter more easily operate the pistol”. While I understand the marketing concepts behind the Glock line (of which, I am a big fan), for me personally, I find the grip texture very ineffective. My personal opinion would be that the Glock 43 needs either an added rubber or adhesive grips, or a stipple job.

I really like the Glock 43, and I have spent a fair amount of time running drills and shooting steel plates. As with most Glock versions, I have to slightly adjust my grip to the grip angle if I have been shooting other pistol brands.

The following are a few popular holster related questions that I have seen asked in different gun discussion boards regarding the Glock 43:

#1 - Are the holsters for the G42 compatible with the Glock 43?

The fact is that, the Glock 43 won't match a gun holster expressly made for the G42. The G43 is larger and has different proportions compared to the smaller G42.

#2 - Where can I find a holster to fit my Glock 43 with a laser mounted to it?

The response to that question is determined by what laser model or laser light version is mounted on the G43. Presently, Glock is not offering a factory laser or light choice so all the current laser or light choices for the G43 are aftermarket selections. The most popular aftermarket brands of lasers that are available for the Glock 43 are Crimson Trace, LaserMax, and Laserlyte. Each one of these companies offers a distinct laser and each one has distinctive dimensions so a quality holster will need to be specifically made to fit the Glock 43 and that specific laser to ensure a good fit. There's a link towards the bottom of this write-up that leads to an excelletn location to purchase these types of speciality holsters for the Glock 43.

http://www.gunnersalley.com/glock-43-holster/